Awards & Contests

2025 SALON TODAY 200: Salon Culture

Today we congratulate the SALON TODAY 200 honorees who've manifested that tangible energy that propels the team, attracts clients and forges a brand, including the team from Habitude Salons and Spa in Seattle, Washington.

2025 SALON TODAY 200: Technology

Congratulations to the 2025 SALON TODAY 200 honorees who embrace the latest tech features, apps and programs to improve their operations, including AnneMarie Krainich, owner of Ottalaus Salon of Lehi, Utah.

2025 SALON TODAY 200: Customer Service

We tip our hats to 2025 SALON TODAY 200 Honorees who are always searching for ways to improve the client experience, including the fun-loving team from Little Fern Salon in Flossmoor, Illinois.

2025 SALON TODAY 200: Environmental Sustainability and Client Retention and Referral

We're toasting our 2025 SALON TODAY 200 honorees who excel at innovative strategies to attract new guests and retain existing ones, and for the salons who green their business practices to benefit the Earth, including Head Case Hair Studio in Keller, Texas.

Balancing Elegance, Functionality and Community

In Houston, Texas, Josephine's Salon creates a sense of elegance with floor-to-ceiling windows, greenery throughout and sleek furnishings with pops of color. Check out the Salon of Distinction from our Salons of the Year awards.

How 4 Pros Are “Dipping” In To Sustainability, Profit And Performance

Think going green means compromising on your clients' hair or breaking the bank? Think again. Kate Assaraf, the hair-obsessed founder of Dip Sustainable Hair Care, is on a mission to prove that eco-friendly can also be effective and affordable. Get ready for a revolution in hair care!

Sponsored by Dip

A Salon Design To Welcome All

With garage doors and skylights that welcome nature to the cozy iron-colored walls and exposed brick, Lucero Hair and Wellness takes its design cues from Restoration Hardware for an atmosphere that welcomes all clients.

Luxurious and Minimalistic

Clean modern lines and a naturally neutral palette create an upscale aesthetic at Osgood O'Neil Salon in Dallas, Texas. Come take the tour of this Salon of Distinction.

A Taste for the City in the Suburbs

The acoustic slat-accented front desk, elegant coffee bar with penny tile and Arhaus chandelier add some luxurious design accents to Pure Capelli Salon and Med Spa in Huntersville, North Carolina, one of our 2025 Salons of Distinction. Tour the space with Owner Kelly Grathwohl.

Maximizing Space with a Modern Industrial Vibe

Double-sided stations and a compact footprint help a California salon maximize revenue potential with 40 stations, six treatment rooms and a nail area. But it's Salon Midori's modern, industrial and organic vibe that helped it snag a Salon of Distinction award in our Salons of the Year competition.

The Charming Jewel Box

Nestled in Atlanta's upscale Chastain area, Salon O'Neil caters to discerning with stunning floors, floor-to-ceiling windows and Christian Lacroix Maison wallpaper. Take the tour of this 2024 Salon of Distinction.

A Spectradramatic and Enchanted Beauty Experience

Studio Wish Salon Spa in Twinsburg, OH, combines the feeling of a modern-day castle of beauty with elements of Rock and Roll for an enchanted experience. Come tour this 2024 Salon of Distinction.

A Modern, Luxury, Homey Vibe in Eastern Iowa

The homey vibe of Thompson and Company Crosspark features a checkout station integrated into the U-shaped beverage and color bar, a lounge with a view of all the action and a separate grooming parlor for gentlemen clients. The salon located in Coralville, Iowa, is one of this year's SALONS OF THE YEAR.

Upscale Italiano Style in Beverly Hills

From the coffee bar built into the front desk to the styling stations fit for a celebrity, everything at Vito Esposito Salon in Beverly Hills is upscale and first class. Esposito gives you a tour of his namesake salon.

Teen Texture Camp: Hi Texture's Summer Seminar Provides Texture Education to Kids

Hi Texture Hair Salon of Lawrenceville, GA offers a free Teen Texture program each summer, where local teens learn how to care for their natural hair in preparation for the back-to-school season.

The SALON TODAY 200 Application is Officially Open! Deadline Extended to Nov. 15!

As we head into 2025, the landmark business competition adds a new best practice category focused on Business Builders, and in addition to the link to the application, Stacey Soble offers some strategies to composing a successful application. The deadline for application has been extended to November 15!

Revealing Our 2024 SALONS OF THE YEAR Finalists!

We give you a sneak peek into the diversity of styles among our interior design contest honorees.